Author Archive for Bright Side of The Sun



The last thing you want to do after a devastating loss to your number one Nemesis is have to talk about it with your best friend (who happens to be a Lakers fan) and your wife, who is well known around the internets for being a Spurs fan.
Where do I me…

In this edition of the Bright Side of the Sun Pregame Podcast (that still needs a catchy name) we chat with Joe the Blogger from the OKC Thunder blog Thunder Guru.
When your team is 3-27 you have to expect to take some crap and Joe did with good humor….

Do you believe in moral victories?
Most players would say no.
Shaq was pissed after losing to the Blazers and let it be known. He was so angry after losing to the Spurs he left the building without talking to the media. When Shaq is too mad to talk to …

Ed Note - This master piece by Mr. Lisboa kind of got buried in the game thread Thursday. Re-posting to ensure it gets the attention it deserves. I think the out come of the game makes it even more relevant. Well done Mike.
With apologies to Henry Livi…

Phoenix Suns
vs.
San Antonio Spurs

16-11

18-10

12:30PM Mountain / 2:30 PM Eastern

TV: ABC 

Probable starters:

Steve Nash
PG
Tony Parquer

Jasun Richardsun
SG
Roger Mason

Grant Hill
SF
Michael Finely

Am’are Sto’ude’mir’e
PF
Re…

Dee Brown’s first interview as a Phoenix Sun
Dee Brown is excited to be picked by the Suns and is familiar with Terry Porter from having “played him” on video games as a kid.

Dee sounds like a solid guy with his priorities straight. He talks abou…

In this second edition of the Bright Side of the Sun pregame podcast with other team’s bloggers we talk to Tim and Graydon of Spurs blog 48 Minutes of Hell.
Using my powers of persuasion, I managed to extract a few juicy tidbits…

Tim and Graydon adm…

As rumored and preferred by this site’s readers, the Suns have signed point guard Dee Brown to a non-guaranteed contract. In the process, the average age of the Suns dropped by .4yrs to 28.

 
Dee Brown brings the Suns a solid work ethic and def…

It is hard to imagine that I would be proposing that The Big Gamble be selected for the 2008 All Star team. I did not like the trade and like most people thought that Shaq was done and the Suns were going to be saddled with $40m worth of role play…

 
It was down the stretch when pass-first Mr. Big Shot, one-time NBA Champion wanted to show a pass-first two-time MVP how it’s done. 
With under 2 minutes to go, the Suns were up 99-98.  Nash made his shot.  Billups made a 3 to tie…